Jones County

 
Sgt. Walter Klein

 

 

News From The Men In Service

Honor Sgt. Klein
A group of 20 relatives gathered in the home of Garrett Juilfs of Onslow last week, in honor of First Sergeant Walter Klein. Klein was enroute to Florida from Camp Breckinridge, Ky., where he will train another group of men. He has been in the army since 1927. His sister Hilda Klein accompanied him from their home in Owatonna, Minn. A pot luck dinner was served.

Source: Monticello Express, May 13, 1943, pg. 5

Walter Carl Klein was born June 15, 1906 to Hans and Kate Behrends Klein. He died Jan. 10, 1988 and is buried in San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA.

Source: ancestry.com